Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
If you do want a 410 there's a very nice load called Winchester PDX1 defender. It uses 3 plated discs and 12 pellets giving you a very effective load.
Do the math on the muzzle energy of those rounds and you will see how weak they really are and hence why no wise person ever uses them, especially in the 410 chambered handguns when 45 Colt is an option. If you take for instance the 750fps velocity advertised by winchester and assume that the discs in that load are 70 grains (equivalent to a 000 buck pellet) you get a whopping 87 ft. lbs of muzzle energy in those defense discs. That is just a little more than a 25 acp delivers (around 65 ft. lbs) and much less than a 32acp. That will not put a bad fella down reliably as it will lack penetration. You will get a bit more out of a longer barrel, but still mediocre.
If you do want a 410 there's a very nice load called Winchester PDX1 defender. It uses 3 plated discs and 12 pellets giving you a very effective load.
Do the math on the muzzle energy of those rounds and you will see how weak they really are and hence why no wise person ever uses them, especially in the 410 chambered handguns when 45 Colt is an option. If you take for instance the 750fps velocity advertised by winchester and assume that the discs in that load are 70 grains (equivalent to a 000 buck pellet) you get a whopping 87 ft. lbs of muzzle energy in those defense discs. That is just a little more than a 25 acp delivers (around 65 ft. lbs) and much less than a 32acp. That will not put a bad fella down reliably as it will lack penetration. You will get a bit more out of a longer barrel, but still mediocre.
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